Monologue Transcripts
From The Peopling of NYC
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Introduction
For class presentations, the group wrote original monologues so that the immigrant experience reverberated with the class. Drawn from different sources and true accounts, these monologues made the Chinese experience personal.
Alex
Bernard
A tale inspired by Kenneth Guest's God in Chinatown. Experience the hardships and happiness of a fictional Fuzhounese.
Bo
An outline of what a prominent and well-to-do Chinese businessman might say about how the new immigrants have affected Chinatown.
John
Experience of a Chinese immigrant with reflection on Chinatown's role as a community and source of cultural identity.
Monologue of a Chinese School Teacher
Michelle
Experience a journey through the three Chinatowns of New York City.
From Farmer to Storeowner, From Rags to Riches...Sort of
Raymond
The viewpoint of a second-generation immigrant who, being born into a Chinese family in America, can't relate to his family or society
Clash of Cultures
Vanessa
Chinese immigration in the view of the nation
President Taft : An Outside Voice
